Lead Analyst

The Lead Analyst will be required to partner with US counterparts to develop and drive analysis in the areas of Cost & FCO. Candidate should have knowledge and hands on experience to play the following role:

Optimization by evaluating First Cost and other landing cost

analyze impact of tariff and commodity prices on product cost

insights and recommendations to business for driving better negotiations with vendors

Intelligence to the negotiation team

on knowledge on product clustering and segmentation to evaluate similar items along with Parent SKU

on knowledge on various forecasting techniques e.g. Time Series, Regression etc.

with changes in reports and other modifications including conducting ad hoc analysis and reports building as per business needs

on time and accurate delivery of all cost related requests

a go-to point for all data and insights needs for the business.

to present insights rather than providing numbers to business.

independently and effectively with stakeholders on scope of project, presenting results, reconciliation of data etc.

Pursues self-development and effective relationships with team members and partners

Qualifications & Qualities:

Graduate or Post-graduate (MBA Finance Or degree in quantitative fields like Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics)

7-9 years of experience with 4-5 years with a Retail business

Understanding of retail business particularly in area of Product Sourcing, Cost and Pricing

Experience of working on vendor cost management, price negotiation insights will be preferred

Strong data collection, collation and cleansing skills using tools like SQL, SAS or other tools like R, Python

Strong knowledge of advanced MS Excel & VBA

Strong knowledge on Statistical Techniques like Clustering, K-Means, Market Basket, Forecasting, Regression

Knowledge of any one of the data visualization tools like MicroStrategy, Power BI

Strong independent ownership and drive to make sure projects/deliverables are pushed through

Strong communication skills – being able to manage upward, peers and offshore teams. Being able to translate business requirements to actionable deliverables